Go-Viet to start services in HCMC

Go-Viet to start services in HCMC By Chi Thinh A Go-Viet driver picks up a customer. Go-Viet’s participation is expected to make the Vietnamese ride-hailing service market more competitive – PHOTO: GO-VIET HCMC – Ride-hailing brand Go-Viet of Indonesian firm Go-Jek will begin operations in 12 districts in HCMC in early August, providing the ride-hailing service Go-Bike and on-demand delivery service Go-Send. The Go-Viet mobile apps will be available for download on Google Play and the iTunes Store in August. Starting August 1, Go-Viet will provide Go-Bike and Go-Send services in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 as well as in the Tan Binh, Phu Nhuan and Binh Thanh districts in HCMC. Go-Viet had offered a free test of its services to 500 customers from July 18 to 25 through a program themed, “Pioneering the Discovery of Go-Viet.” Nguyen Vu Duc, CEO and co-founder of Go-Viet, said the testing program was successful and the company had received positive feedback with high customer satisfaction. To popularize the services, Go-Viet apps will be made available for download, he added. Go-Viet has contributed to the diversity of ride-hailing services in the local market, with Go-Jek’s technology. The launch of its services in HCMC is part of the firm’s plan to expand its business in Southeast Asia. The firm has so far spent US$500 million in starting services in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. Go-Jek had earlier obtained significant funding from Google, Warburg Pincus KKR, Tencent, Meituan-Dianping and… [Read full story]